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[idyll]

I need to learn about healthy eating. I know nothing about it and am starting from scratch on learning

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[aj25]

Hey

[idyll]

Cool! Thanks so much for the links and opinions! I'm going to have a lot of research to do in the next few weeks.

[wesleysgirl]

I really like John Robbins' The Food Revolution, although I don't agree with 100% of it and it's primary emphasis is on vegetarianism. But there's a lot of really good info in it.

While searching, you might want to focus on "whole foods."

[idyll]

Thank you! *adds it to my list*

[killerweasel]

I know that the 'Guide for Dummies' series has a few books that deal with cooking, some of them are more specific, like 'low fat cooking' or 'cooking basics', but those go out all the time at my library, and they should be easy to find at your local one. The 'Complete Idiot's Guide' series also has a ton of books (I'm starting to think that the same company owns both things and they can make more money that way), which would be in the same section.

All the cooking stuff is usually 641.5 something, so you might just want to look through the cooking section until you see something that appeals to you.

Hope that helps a little. And you can always check amazon.com for specific titles too.

[idyll]

Ooh, thanks! Once I get some idea of what direction I'm going to go in, that should really help. Yay!

[ros_fod]

What kind of healthy eating are you interested in? Most of my sources are along the raw dairy/produce and eggs straight from the source/wheat and gluten free kind of healthy, but I'm not sure if you're interested in that.

For general healthy eating overall, I'd suggest starting with Jamie Oliver, also known as the Naked Chef for his insistence that things be as fresh, uncluttered and of the best quality that you can find. I particularly like his Jamie's Dinners recipes and love his Jamie's Kitchen for all the great, starting from scratch info. Everything from the elemental things you need in your kitchen (he's not gadget-y, but he'll let you know what kinds of knives and equipment you'll need. You might scoff at the mortar and pestle thing, but it's AWESOME) to how to cut up a whole chicken to how to make pasta and pastry dough -- two of the most complicated things that cooking involves, but made easy. And delicious! He doesn't scrimp on butter when he thinks a recipe should have them (DESSERT), but there are tons of fresh salads

[idyll]

Thanks for the suggestion! Dude, I'm going to have lots of reading to do in the coming weeks.

And, actually, I am kind of interested in gluten free kind of healthy. There's some correlation between gluten allergy/intolerance and Graves Disease, so I've been considering trying to go gluten free. If you have some good sources, I'd appreciate them!

[knotted_rose]

Good for you to be trying for a more balanced diet

[justhuman]

Thanks for that link - I started reading that article the other day and couldn't finish. I definitely agree with the principles

[idyll]

Thank you so much! I'm going to have a lot of reading to do in the coming weeks, and hopefully I'll be able to sort through it all and find something that will work for me!